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Blood On The Water
Anne Perry · Thorndike Press; Lrg edition
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Bestselling Author On the teeming Thames waterfront one summer afternoon, William Monk witnesses the horrifying explosion of the Princess Mary, sending nearly two hundred merrymakers to their deaths. This was no accident, and as commander of the River Police, Monk should... |
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Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes
Svante PaÌ?aÌ?bo · Basic Books
Pages: 275
Format: Hardcover
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What can we learn from the genomes of our closest evolutionary relatives?Neanderthal Man tells the story of geneticist Svante Pääbo's mission to answer this question, and recounts his ultimately successful efforts to genetically define what makes us different from our Neanderthal... |
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The Nixon Tapes: 1971–1972
Douglas Brinkley · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Pages: 758
Format: Print book
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The famous -- and infamous -- Nixon White House tapes that reveal forthe first time President Richard Nixon uncensored, unfiltered, and in hisown wordsPresident Nixon's voice-activated taping system captured every wordspoken in the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, and other key locations... |
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Gabby Duran and the Unsittables
Elise Allen · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Case File: The First UnsittableSummary: The Association Linking Intergalatics and Earthlings (hereby known as A.L.I.E.N.) has a new member. After months of investigation, Gabby Duran, Associate 4118-25125A, has proven herself to be a babysitter extraordinaire. Her celebrity clients fly her around... |
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The Dog: A Novel
Joseph O'Neill · Random House Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD
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***A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK******LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014******PWs Best of the Year 2014***The author of the best-selling and award-winning Netherland now gives us his eagerly awaited, stunningly different new novel: a tale of alienation and heartbreak in Dubai. Distraught... |
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Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest
K Jack Bauer · Louisiana State University Press
Pages: 348
Format: Hardcover
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A biography of Zachary Taylor, twelfth president of the United States, providing a reassessment of his life and administration, and arguing that Taylor was neither so simple, nor so nonpolitical as some historians have claimed. |
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Words Without Music: A Memoir
Philip Glass · Liveright; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The long-awaited memoir by "the most prolific and popular of all contemporary composers" (New York Times).A world-renowned composer of symphonies, operas, and film scores, Philip Glass has, almost single-handedly, crafted the dominant sound of late-twentieth-century classical... |
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Texas Ranger: The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, the Man Who Killed Bonnie and Clyde
John Boessenecker · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 528
Format: Print book
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"Frank Hamer, last of the old breed of Texas Rangers, has not fared well in history or popular culture. John Boessenecker now restores this incredible Ranger to his proper place alongside such fabled lawmen as Wyatt Earp and Eliot Ness. Here is a grand adventure story, told with grace... |
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The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
Amy Schumer · Gallery Books
Pages: 323
Format: Print book
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#1 New York Times Bestseller "Amy Schumer's book will make you love her even more. For a comedian of unbridled (and generally hilarious) causticity, Schumer has written a probing, confessional, unguarded, and, yes, majorly humanizing non-memoir, a book that trades less on sarcasm,... |
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Cronkite
Douglas Brinkley · HarperCollins Publishers; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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Douglas Brinkley presents the definitive, revealing biography of an American legend: renowned news anchor Walter Cronkite.An acclaimed author and historian, Brinkley has drawn upon recently disclosed letters, diaries, and other artifacts at the recently opened Cronkite Archive to bring... |
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Grapes of Death
Joni Folger · Thorndike Press; Lrg edition
Format: Hardcover
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When Elise Beckett?s long-distance beau offers her a dream job in organic horticulture research, she?s torn between the opportunity of a lifetime and her responsibilities at her family?s River Bend vineyard. But before Elise makes her decision, Uncle Edmond ? the family?s money-loving and temper-toting... |
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